Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matters of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), hypertension (HTN) on a basis other than the PACT Act, and hepatitis C due to further development needed.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and poor vision, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and polycythemia vera, but remanded the claims for hemochromatosis, sleep apnea, and cirrhosis of the liver for further development.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and ischemic heart disease, as they need further development before a decision can be made.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, on a basis other than the PACT Act, for an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension.

The Board granted an effective date of November 15, 2018, but no earlier, for service connection for hypertension based on the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating on an extraschedular basis for the period before October 20, 2015, as his service-connected hypertension, hearing loss, and tinnitus did not preclude him from securing and maintaining gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disability and hypertension, both claimed as due to exposure to tactical herbicide agents.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate based on his service-connected ischemic heart disease alone warranting total disability and additional service-connected disabilities rated at least 60 percent.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension on a basis other than pursuant to the PACT Act due to a pre-decisional error in the September 2020 VA examination report.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes, hypertension, monoclonal gammopathy, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral femoral and sciatic nerves, chronic kidney disease, anemia, and upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy on a direct basis or secondary to diabetes, effective November 5, 2021.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all claims, including those related to various disabilities and service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, finding no evidence of a factually ascertainable increase in disability or entitlement to an earlier effective date.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection were granted, while the claim for a compensable rating for hypertension was denied. A 40 percent rating was granted for diabetes mellitus type II with retinopathy.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, a heart disability (coronary artery disease), and hypertension based on the presumption of herbicide exposure due to the Veteran's service in the territorial waters of Vietnam.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 26, 2019, for service connection for hypertension but denied the same for heart disability, DM, and prostate cancer.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a skin condition, sleep apnea, and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for chronic kidney disease with hypertension to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied an increased rating for CAD, granted a 20 percent rating for painful scars of the anterior upper trunk, and granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension. The claims for increased ratings for GERD and ED were also denied.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and alcohol use disorder, but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss. The claims for service connection for hypertension, GERD, IBS, and neurological disorders were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain an addendum medical opinion that addresses the theories of direct and secondary service connection.